New Old Speakers
Posted: January 15th, 2008 | Author: Brad | Filed under: Design, Electronics, Music | 2 Comments »
These were a best seller for Diatone / Mitsubishi back in 1973, so there are quite a few in the secondhand markets now. They couldn’t be called transparent, but they are very nice to listen to — they have a distinct sound that I can only describe as smooth and liquid, with a chunky low end. Reference recordings don’t sound as good as on a reference system, but average recordings sound good, and even bad recordings are listenable.
Diatone DS-251 MkII Specifications:
Alignment: 3-way sealed cabinet
Woofer: 25cm paper cone
Tweeter: 5cm paper cone
Super Tweeter: 3cm aluminum cone
Crossover Frequency: 2000Hz, 10000Hz
Frequency Response: 40Hz – 25000Hz
Nominal impedance: 8Ω
Power Handling: 40W
Sensitivity: 91 dB/W
Size: 315 × 525 × 240mm WxHxD
Weight: 12kg
